Longyan UNESCO Global Geopark

UNESCO Global Geopark, inscribed 2024, in China. Visit the Peitian Roundhouses to experience living Hakka heritage in traditional cobbled villages. Watch a performance of Western Fujian Han Opera or join in the Longyan Spring Lantern Dance. Visit the rich forest of the Meihuashan Mountain, home to endemic animal and plant species, including the Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China tiger) and the rare Taxus chinensis var. Mairei (Chinese Yew).